Chapter 604: Splitting and Exploding Angry
Chen Chen knew that Shunzhidi was very frugal and hated the corrupt officials for not wanting to let go, so he asked Huo Fenghuang to persuade her.
Fenghuang said: If it were up to her, she would not let these people go either.
But Brother Yulin said it well, these officials are immersed in welcoming and seeing off guests year after year, and it is inevitable that they have more or less gift money in their hands. Officials like Mr. Qiu have a lot of gift money, not to mention those officials who like silver and are dazzled by silver.
Chen Chen then counselled Zhidi: Since some officials were so bold as to hand over the gift money to the charity hall, it at least showed that these people were repentant and had the awareness to reform themselves. If it is later verified that they have not committed any crime, they should not be held accountable as Brother Yulin said.
Otherwise, not only would it be difficult for the three courts to investigate, but it would also cause panic among the people in the court, which would be detrimental to the stability of the court.
Seeing that she was still undecided, Fenghuang suggested that Zhidi go and listen to the opinion of Hua Yue from the Censorate. Lord Hua is an upright man and fair in his work, and he will definitely not favor lawbreakers and criminals.
Shunzhidi was suspicious and went to Huayue's mansion.
Unexpectedly, after reading Zhao Yulin's letter, Hua Yue immediately agreed, thinking that Commander Zhao had thought it through carefully and that we should not abuse the law and convict at will if we do not have evidence that lower-level officials have committed crimes.
He said to himself: The gifts and money he had refused over the years added up to a considerable amount. If he accepted them all like other officials, he wouldn't be able to tell who gave them and how much they were.
Shunzhidi then called all the officials together to discuss the matter and announced her opinions on how to deal with it. She also accepted Mr. Qiu's resignation and issued him a big red letter of appointment as the elder of Taijian Hall. All the officials were very happy.
Mr. Qiu held the gold-plated letter of appointment in both hands with tears in his eyes. He bowed deeply to the heads of state and vice heads of state in the Central Council and vowed to devote the rest of his life to state affairs.
Mr. Qiu was the first pacification envoy of Guangnan West Road to submit to the New Song Dynasty. After becoming the Minister of Works, he worked diligently. As he grew older, he began to plan his life after retirement. He accepted all gifts from various gods. When the new and old currencies were exchanged, he was surprised to find that a huge amount of silver and money had accumulated in his home.
When the old man saw that those officials who hastily exchanged the new currency were dismissed after their crimes were exposed, he hurried to find Zhao Yulin to confess. After getting Zhao Yulin's letter, he hurried back to meet Shun Zhidi, but Zhidi looked unhappy.
Seeing that things had come to this point, the old man decided to give it a try. He first sent the gift money to the charity hall, and then stayed at home without going out, anxiously waiting for his decision.
Unexpectedly, the Central Court not only did not put him in jail, but also gave him a red letter of appointment as the elder of Taijian Hall.
How can the old man not be grateful?
Zhao Yulin was still hugging Hu Lan and talking. The fire well was ready, and they were about to return to Chengdu. Hu Lan was reluctant to let him leave, and kept squeezing him madly over and over again.
He asked Hulan to write a letter to his elder brother, persuading Mengge not to think of going south again.
Hu Lan poked him with her little butt and asked if it worked.
Zhao Yulin said: We have to give it a try. Now the firearms of both the enemy and our army are becoming more and more advanced, and cannonballs and bullets are not very effective. He was really worried that Da Mengge was ignorant and fearless, and would be hit and killed by the cannonballs fired by the Shenwei Army.
Hu Lan continued to stick her little butt up to him, muttering: The Mongolian army also wants to shoot arrows and set off cannons, and my brother will have a lot of arrow wounds on his body.
She really doesn't want the two countries to go to war.
Zhao Yulin murmured: There is no solution to this problem. The Shenwei Army must recover the lost territory. How can the Mongolian Army be willing to fail?
Everything depends on God's will.
Three days later, Zhao Yulin finally returned to Chengdu.
As soon as she entered the room, Shun Zhidi threw herself into his arms and sobbed. Chen Chen smiled and said that she, as the prefect, was tired like a dog and didn't complain at all, and that Zhidi was being too pretentious.
Zhidi wiped her tears and said: She was anxious and worried, afraid that she would not be able to do the important task assigned by her brother. Mr. Qiu went to Taijian Hall, and there was no one to work in the Ministry of Works. What should we do?
Pull sister Chen Chen over to take over.
Chen Chen immediately said that she would not come because things in Chengdu had not been sorted out yet and she was embarrassed to leave.
Zhao Yulin already knew that Yangjin had left and that people were needed everywhere. He asked Zhidi to write a letter to Feiyan asking her to come back quickly to take charge of the overall situation, and Zhidi would take charge of the Ministry of Personnel in the future. Yu Dayi, who was transferred to Tongchuan Prefecture, came back to take over as the Minister of Works, and the deputy envoy Wu Qian also came back to be the director of the Central Yuan's public affairs office.
Shunzhidi asked him blankly: Isn't this going to tear up the Tongchuanfu Road?
Zhao Yulin nodded and said: Chen Chen is so capable, why does she still need Tongchuan Fu Road? Just merge it into Chengdu Fu Road and let her take charge of it.
Chen Chen immediately went up to him and punched him with his two little pink fists, asking in a harsh voice: What are you doing? Are you trying to tire me to death?
Zhao Yulin kept answering, picked up Chen Chen and walked into the house.
The little woman was still punching and kicking him, but she was extremely happy in her heart.
When he woke up the next day, Chen Chen agreed to everything. The little woman happily helped Zhao Yulin bathe and change clothes. Before going out to court, he suggested to Zhidi that they have tea with the vice-kings first.
The two of them came to the small flower hall of Building No. 9. Hua Yue, Yu Jie and others had already arrived.
Yu Jie asked him excitedly: Commander Zhao really has a solution. The fire well in Huojing County is emitting fire again. This is great. Everyone was smiling and praising Commander Zhao for his ability to revive a fire well that had been abandoned for decades.
He smiled and invited everyone to have tea.
Zhidi reported: Deputy Director Yangjin has left for Tubo, and the Central Council has a vacant deputy director. She proposed that You Gong from the Ministry of Justice take over.
Zhao Yulin explained: Lord You was an official who came to Shu together with Du Gong and Qiao Ge Lao. He has worked diligently for the rule of law in the new Song Dynasty over the years and has made great contributions. You all know this clearly.
Du Fan immediately agreed.
Then Miao Gui, Hua Yue and Yu Jie also nodded in approval.
Zhidi asked the maid to invite Youshi in. When he heard that everyone unanimously recommended him to be the deputy director of the Central Council, he was so surprised that he couldn't even say a word and kept declining.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said: Mr. You used to refute the traitors who opposed the republic with righteous words. Why today when he heard that he would be the deputy director to support the country, he had complaints and refused to agree?
The gentlemen immediately burst into laughter.
Zhidi shouted with a smile: Mr. You, please sit down, we have important business to deal with.
The girl then sat down on a chair beside her with great trepidation.
Zhao Yulin told everyone: The Central Council already had a vacancy, and the sudden resignation of Yang Jin and Qiu Gong made the system seem incomplete. He thought about it until midnight yesterday and proposed to transfer Yu Dayi from Tongchuan Road back to serve as the Minister of Works, and the Deputy Envoy Wu Qian to serve as the Director of the Public Affairs Office of the Central Council.
Everyone began to drink tea and think.
He continued: The King of Feiyan is about to come back, and from now on Madam Zhidi will be appointed as the Minister of Personnel. Only in this way will our Central Council be complete.
The gentlemen had not yet decided on his transfer of officials from Tongchuan Road, and were stunned to hear that Shunzhidi would not be the ruler but only the Minister of Personnel.
Hua Yue was the first one to disagree. He thought that Madam Zhidi had been a queen, so how could she be just a minister of the Ministry of Personnel?
Zhao Yulin said with a smile: "This is called being able to go up and down. Zhidi has done a good job as the acting ruler. We can promote her to take over Yangjin's position as the Minister of Personnel. This is also the New Song Dynasty court taking Zhidi as an example to announce to the world our determination to employ people in an unconventional way."
Furthermore, among the current seven kings and vice-kings, his family members occupy three seats. Although the court knows that we appoint people based on merit, this is not necessarily known to everyone in the world, and we should still avoid it. Otherwise, if someone follows suit , we will return to the old feudal era of family rule.
The gentlemen looked at him and Shunzhidi in confusion after hearing this.
Zhidi said frankly that she had relied on you gentlemen for help in the village during this period. She was willing to work in the Ministry of Personnel and would continue to rely on you gentlemen in the future.
Seeing that the couple had made up their minds in unison, everyone nodded in agreement.
In the evening, Miao Gui visited him secretly and reported to him that the newly formed battalion had set off and he planned to go to Jiangdong to take command.
Zhao Yulin did not agree and asked him to guard the rear in Chengdu and let Yang Xingyun go to Guanzhong and Gansu. Although it was to confuse the enemy, he also wanted to check the military affairs of Gao Jin and Hao Xiaoming.
As for the east, Zhao Yulin went there alone, because he was the only one who was familiar with how to use the newly formed battalion, and he was also the only one who knew how to use the new firearms.
Miao Gui disagreed with him taking risks again and blamed Zhao Yulin for making excuses.
He smiled and said: We are all older men, there is no need to be so fussy. In the future, Xin Song will produce endless new things. After this is done, he will not leave, and will leave it to his brothers to worry about.
Miao Gui couldn't persuade him, so he had to agree and told him not to worry, Chengdu would be absolutely safe.
Three days later, Zhao Feiyan returned to Chengdu with her little daughter Zhao Guangrui in high spirits. When she learned that Yangjin had left for Tubo, her expression changed immediately. She felt regretful and thought that Yangjin was better at governing the country than she was, and that she should stay in Chengdu to assist her brother.
Zhao Yulin asked her with a smile: "You want to assist our Feiyan King, right? Yangjin must have gone to the foot of Queer Mountain. We just need to know her good points and do the important things at hand."
The next day, the Central Council convened ministers to discuss matters, confirmed the appointments of Yu Dayi and Wu Qian, and merged Tongchuan Road into Chengdu Prefecture Road.
Yu Jie was the first to speak in agreement, believing that merging Tongchuan Prefecture Road into Chengdu Prefecture Road would be a good thing, as it could support the development of remote counties in Tongchuan Prefecture, achieve financial balance, and complement each other's strengths.
Zhao Yulin smiled and nodded, telling everyone that this was what he meant. In the future, as roads become easier to travel and transportation becomes more convenient, some states and counties will also need to make appropriate adjustments to narrow the gap and allow people all over the world to live a good life.
When the meeting was over, he asked for leave from everyone, using the excuse that his old injury had relapsed, to go to Xinshi for recuperation, and boarded a ship to leave Chengdu that afternoon.
The Taijian Hall's Taijians soon learned that Zhao Yulin had fallen ill and left Chengdu. Cao Youwen, Li Zhongmian and Ding Gong had tea together, and they said self-reproachfully that they would rather he be sick than see anything happen to Yulin. When Ezi came back and said that Yulin was going to Xinshi to recuperate, he knew that his illness was serious.
Ezi is Cao Ying. Ezi is the nickname given to Cao Ying by Mrs. Cao. This girl cares about Zhao Yulin more than herself. When she heard that he asked for leave from the conference to go to Xinshi, she immediately told his father.
Li Zhongmian sighed and said: They are all old and have retired to this Taijian Hall to enjoy a peaceful life. Fortunately, the new Song Dynasty is stable, otherwise he would be worried that Brother Yulin is not in Chengdu and there is no one to take charge of the overall situation.
